Tumble toy



J. H. REES Nov. 15, 1955 TUMBLE TOY Filed July 2, 1954 I N VEN TOR JOHN H. REES ATTORNEYS United States Patent TUMBLE TOY John H. Rees, Girard, Ohio Application July 2, 1954, Serial No.- 441,020

Claims. (Cl. 272--1) This invention relates to a toy and more particularly to what may be aptly termed a tumble toy.

The primary object of the invention is to entertain and amuse children, particularly children of pre-school age.

Another object is to satisfy the childs desire to enter and leave confined spaces, to slide, jump, hang and perform .Qther feats capable of developing the muscles.

A further object is"to"'develop themius gnd imagination of the user or users while at the same tirr fpfeserving the opportunity to escape from the confined space irrespective of the position in which the toy is placed.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall defining a convex rocking surface, and the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small child may enter and escape from the interior of the body.

Other features include placing the access openings out of alignment and providing in one of the side walls spaced peep holes.

Still other features include extensions carried by the side, back and front walls and projecting longitudinally from one end of the body to define an open ended com partment at one end of the hollow body, and one side wall having a recess opening through one end thereof and into the compartment.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of a tumble toy embodying the features of this invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of the toy illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a back view of the toy illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the toy illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the toy in one position; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the toy in another position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the toy designated generally 10 comprises a hollow body having spaced parallel side walls 12 and 14, a back Wall 16, spaced parallel end walls 18 and 20, and a convex front wall 22. The end wall 18 is provided with an access opening 24 and a similar access opening 26 is formed in the end wall 20. It is to be noted that the access openings 24 and 26 are out of alignment so as to require a child crawling through the toy to move in a tortuous path. The back wall 16 is also provided with an access opening 28 and these access openings 24, 26, and 28 are of substantially the same size and large enough to enable a child to pass through any of the openings.

Carried by the side walls 12 and 14 and extending longitudinally from one end of the toy are extensions 30 and 32, respectively, and similar extensions 34' and 36 are carried by the back wall 16 and front wall 22 to define with the extensions 30 and 32 an open ended compartment adjacent the end wall 18. A relatively large arcuate recess 38 extends through the extension 32 and opens through the end thereof remote from the end wall 18 and a shallower recess 40 extends through the extension 34 and opens through the end thereof remote from the end wall 18.

In the preferred form of the invention, the side wall 12 is provided with spaced step or climbing holes 42 and 44 so that a child may employ these openings to receive the foot when climbing. Spaced peep holes extend through the wall 12 so that a child occupying the interior of the device may observe the actions of children on the exterior thereof.

In use, upon placing the toy on its side, with either of the side walls 12 or 14 downwardly, the child may crawl through either of the openings 24 or 26 and conceal himself within the interior of the hollow body. Exit may be had through any of the openings 24, 26 or 28, and at no time is it possible for the child to become entrapped within-the inIi9Ipf the device. At the same time,

children on the exterior m'ay tumblethetoyintoyarious positions and may turn it with the convex front wall 22 downwardly so that it may rock in a conventional manner. In other instances, a child may crawl through the recess 38 and with the device upright, as illustrated in Figure 6, he may hang his feet through the opening 24 or even through the recess 38, according to his desires.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that the device lends itself to a multitude of uses and may in the mind and imagination of the user be converted into a coach, fort or any other types of structure capable of entertaining and amusing children.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A tumble toy comprising a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall defining a convex rocking surface, and the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small child may enter and escape from the interior of the body.

2. A tumble toy comprising a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall defining a convex rocking surface, the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small child may enter and escape from the interior of the body, said access openings being out of alignment, and one of the side walls having spaced peep holes extending therethrough.

3. A tumble toy comprising a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall defining a convex rocking surface, the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small child may enter and escape from the interior of the body, extensions carried by the side, back and front walls and projecting longitudinally from one end of the body to define an open ended compartment at one end of the hollow body.

4. A tumble toy comprising a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall Patented Nov. 15, 1955 defining a convex rocking surface, the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small child may enter and escape from the interior of the body, extensions carried by the side, back and front walls and projecting longitudinally from one end of the body to define an open ended compartment at one end of the hollow body, and one side wall having a recess opening through one end thereof and into the compartment.

5. A tumble toy comprising a rigid hollow body of relatively light sheet material having spaced parallel side and end walls, a planar back wall, a curved front wall defining a convex rocking surface, the end walls having access openings extending therethrough through which a small 4 v 7 child may enter and escape from the interior of the body, extensions carried by the side, back and front walls-and projecting longitudinally from one end of the body to define an open ended compartment at one end of the hollow body, and the back wall having a recess opening through the end thereof adjacent the compartment.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 421,815 Byrnes Feb. 18, 1890 2,170,935 Whiteley Aug. 29, 1939 2,667,349 Jacobson Jan. 26, 1954 

